Machine to machine communication - or rather M2M communication - is a wireless data exchange between an IT infrastructure and machines, wherever they are.

Controlling machines, appliances, vehicles and systems now often need somebody to act locally. A lot of these activities can simply be automated by means of remote control. This way it becomes possible to arrange your business processes more efficiently and save costs. You have real-time information on hand and there fore you are able to take faster action by remote control.

With a M2M solutions you are able to read out information with remote control, to monitor, to check up, or even have a certain other action taken. Think of the following possibilities:

• tracing vehicles
• reading out, for instance, energy- and parking meters
• handling lighting- and heating appliances
• keeping up to date of the store in drink- and sweets dispensers inventory
• checking pumping-systems and water level meters at distant spots
• checking and safeguarding cash- and alarm systems
• enabling customers to pay by mobile phone

M2M makes data exchange between machines and IT infrastructure possible by:

• Uploading: asking for product information and instructions for use
• Downloading: mailing instructions, updating software or managing by remote control